Tis the season for STRONG STOUTS (reduntant, we know)!
1702 has selected some of America’s finest imperial stouts for this winter season. Come try one!
Stouts are dark beers made using dark roasted malt or barley. Stouts were traditionally the generic term for the strongest or stoutest porters- typically 7% or 8% produced by a brewery.
Decisions, decisions....
On draught we have:
World Wide Stout (18% ABV)- Dogfish Head
Old Rasputin (9%)- North Coast Brewing
yes please
Santa’s Little Helper (10%)- Port Brewing
Chicory Stout (5.2%)- Dogfish Head
Oak Aged Yeti (9.5%) – Great Divide Brewing
18% or 10.5%
Bourbon Barrell Stout (11.5%)- Odell’s Brewing
One of four great stouts from the mountain state of Colorado
Nefarious Ten Pen (8%)- Ska Brewing
Outer Darkness (10.5%)- Squatters
All of these beers are essentially imperial stouts (also known as Russian imperial stout) – inspired by brewers back in the 1800′s to win over the Russian Czar, this is the king of stouts, boasting high alcohol by volumes and plenty of malt character. Low to moderate levels of carbonation with huge roasted, chocolate and burnt malt flavours. Often dry. Suggestions of dark fruit and flavors of higher alcohols are quite evident. Hop character can vary from none, to balanced to aggressive.
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